Subways of Your Mind

"Subways of Your Mind" by FEX is an early 1980s pop song, and it was a number 1 hit in many countries (though it peaked at 6 in the US.) It is still played to this day on contemporary stations around the world and is often found on compilation discs of popular music. One reviewer at the time was quoted as saying "Subways Of Your Mind" is one of those rare songs that feels like it has always existed, and the artist just plucked it fully formed from the collective ether. It's hard to imagine a world in which this modern classic won't become a regular part of our audio landscape for the next 100 years. What a sad, empty world that would be." FEX had many followups that were just as popular in European countries, though their continued success was significantly more limited in the United States. Their next single, "Talking Hands" only reached #24, and their third single "Modern Danger" failed to chart at all. Due to "Subways of Your Mind" famously starting with the catchy opening phrase "Like the Wind" (and perhaps also due to its somewhat lengthy title) those seeking it out or requesting it often search for "Like the Wind." Many lyrics sites and music hosting sites even label it incorrectly, making this mistake even more common. When searching for combinations of "Like the Wind" and attempting to narrow it down to results that include the Roottrees, you find that an obscure Irish band called U2 once cited both FEX and Jim and Diamond as inspirations. As far as you can tell, neither FEX nor "Subways" has anything to do with your search, and seeing as U2 is relatively unknown to anyone outside of Dublin the connection seems to be an odd coincidence.